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S. 178UIGHUR Act of 2019

8 recorded actions208 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Cosponsors: 50 · 27 Democrats · 21 Republicans · 2 Independents
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Relations Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee · and 2 more
Latest action: Oct 21, 2020 · Second cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 178 with an amendment (SA 2652) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 207. (CR S6343)

IntroducedJan 17, 2019
Passed the SenateSep 11, 2019
Passed the HouseDec 3, 2019
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 or the UIGHUR Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group.

The President shall report to Congress a list of senior Chinese government officials who are engaged in or responsible for serious human rights abuses, including mass incarceration and political indoctrination, against Turkic Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The President shall impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on such individuals. The President may waive the imposition of such sanctions on U.S. national interest grounds.

The President shall identify items that provide China with a critical capability to suppress basic human rights, including items that provide capability to (1) conduct surveillance, (2) monitor and restrict an individual's movement, (3) monitor and restrict access to the internet, and (4) identify individuals through facial or voice recognition. The President shall (1) place such items on the Commerce Control List (a list of items subject to export controls); and (2) require authorization for the export, reexport, or transfer of such items to or within China.

The bill terminates certain prohibitions, such as a prohibition against obligating funds for U.S. Trade and Development Agency activities in China, upon a report by the President to Congress that China has taken specified actions, including ending the mass internment of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.

The Department of State shall report to Congress on human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including an assessment of the number of individuals detained in forced labor camps.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 178 as passed House on Dec 3, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Dec 3, 2019Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveOct 21, 2020

How every member votedHouse roll call 644

House Dec 3, 2019 · the primary vote

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

407 Yea 1 Nay 23 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 408 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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All members431 members

Democratic233 members

Republican198 members

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Cosponsors50 · 27 Democrats · 21 Republicans · 2 Independents

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 178 and vote against it. 17 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 178168 organizations

Organizations that named S. 178 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCfiled by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.

Foreign Relations9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE

Foreign Relations · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Budget/Appropriations · Religion +4 more5 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSINGfiled by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING, POLSINELLI PC

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Education · Veterans +5 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATIONfiled by AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, POLSINELLI PCIts PAC: American Nurses Association PAC

Education · Defense · Veterans · Health Issues +3 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Accounting · Aerospace +34 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CSL BEHRING LLCfiled by THE NICKLES GROUP, LLCIts PAC: CSL Behring LLC Employees PAC

Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Government Issues4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONfiled by PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, POLSINELLI PC

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Education4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

THE NEW YORK AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALfiled by MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Budget/Appropriations · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

VIZIENT INCfiled by VIZIENT, INC., MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Its PAC: Vizient, Inc., PAC

Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INCfiled by AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medicare/Medicaid · Budget/Appropriations · Tobacco +2 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

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